2 posts in one day? aren't you lot lucky :)

Yes, I've just remembered I've got the entire making thing meme to fulfill...

I mean really, I last posted a meaningful entry in August, that's 4 months ago! I suppose I should do a quick whirlwind up date on my life

1. I am still in a relationship! In fact not only is this one my longest ever, but I moved in with Mies at the end of August and have now met her entire family. She gets to meet mine all in one go at Christmas, lucky her

Unfortunately Mies isn't in a brilliant place at the moment, she's being hassled by debt collectors for debt which isn't even hers. It's incredibly frustrating and stressful

2. My health recently has been...poor. I had (another) 2 weeks off with stress at the beginning of this month and my stomach has been playing up big time. I've also put on quite a bit of weight which I'm not happy about.

3. I was a hag at Samhuinn, this was good, especially as Kat was the Cailleach. And me not being a jester

4. I have applied for teacher training and am now waiting to hear whether I get an interview. Unfortunately I am still working at LGBT Youth in the meantime. Thankfully all the shit regarding the former chief exec who shall henceforth be referred to as fucking-bastard-paedophile is now over

Ok, the thermometer in the living room now reads a heady +8C so it is time to blow the dust off of those wretched storage heaters and fire one of them up.

Based on a conversation I had earlier, but would you guys agree the in the history of fantasy fiction Buffy The Vampire Slayer is an important and defining work in the genre?

I would, I mean without the impact of Buffy the modern tv and literary urban fantasy genre would still be an incredibly small niche sub-genre.

I'm curious on you guys take on this, and also, if you were going to suggest some buffy eps for a newbie to the show/someone wanting an overview of the Buffy phenomena what episodes would they be?

Oh, that was my body clock shifting without a clutch.

I woke up at pretty much the same time as the rest of the world this morning (around 7-8ish), a shocker in and of itself, I know. Even stranger, I felt pretty ok and awake and not like a refugee from a zombie movie.

With this in mind there was only one thing to do. Treat myself to breakfast in bed.

Ok, this did involve getting up, making that breakfast and then going back to bed to enjoy it while propped up in front of the telly watching breakfast tv.

If only I could get rid of this damn runny nose and sore throat I'd feel good. Thank goodness this is my day off, I'd hate to waste this feeling on work. Now I just have to workout something for the rest of the day.

Driving home this afternoon I drove up the usual big hill and my ears just refused to pop. Ok, hardly world shaking I know, but it's uncomfortable and just yucky.

The second, perhaps more sinister thing, is, for the first time in [koff] years...I...have...boughtachristmastreeformywindow. I am so, so sorry.

I know, where is my humbug spirit? Just, well, I'm tired of coming come to a gloomy flat. And even though it is only the start of the month, every kitchen window here has some sort of giftmas decoration in it and it just makes mine look gloomier. So I've weakened and bought a small fibre optic piece of kitsch to bung in my window. At least it'll make it look a little cheerier and maybe lift my flagging spirits a little.

I actually look on this as a positive sign. For the last goodness knows how long I just haven't cared. Not in the emo rebellious sense of so not caring, so damn hard, but just in the bleh, doesn't feature on my world and actually incapable of feeling. IYWIM?